Gentians of the Wordl. (A Collection of Gentiana from the World / Shìjiè lóng dan huìcuì (hàn ying duìzhào)(jing). 2024. 1600 col. photogr.807 p. gr8vo. Hardcover. - Bilingual (Chinese / English).

Gentians are the most beautiful wild flowers on earth, with colorful flowers. They have a special habitat, growing at the highest point on earth, mainly distributed in alpine areas around the world, and are loved by people.

Since studying for a doctorate, the author of this book has been pursuing and photographing Gentians and their growth environments around the world for more than 30 years. Now, more than 1,600 photos have been selected from the accumulated more than 30,000 photos. After rigorous and careful scientific identification and comprehensive analysis of the morphological classification, ecological geography and other characteristics of related species, the book focuses on introducing the scientific names, morphological characteristics, geographical distribution and growth environment of more than 300 species (including subspecific units) of Gentianaceae Gentianae related plants. Each species is accompanied by multiple color photos taken from multiple angles and in different growth states, in order to fully describe their morphological and aesthetic characteristics. The species included in this book cover 21 genera and more than 30% of the species of all 22 genera of Gentianaceae Gentianae in the world, especially the species of Gentianae cover nearly 57%.
This book is a scientific atlas that systematically describes the diversity of Gentianaceae plants, and comprehensively and popularly describes the beauty of their shapes and colors, and the beauty of their growing environment. This book strives to combine scientific rigor with easy reading.